Why did ACB raid IAS officer Neeraj K Pawan's house and office?

Many people may not even know who is Niraj K Pawan, so let us tell you that he is considered to be a dashing and dynamic IAS officer of Rajasthan. He is considered to be the first result-oriented officer who never compromised with administrative ideals, honesty, or integrity. Niraj K Pawan has also received the Prime Minister and Chief Minister Award.

In 2003, he was transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner, Bikaner, has been transferred and posted as Secretary to Government, Ayurved & Indian Medicine Department, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Neeraj K Pawan left no stone unturned in helping the public and he never boasted of his position and often came forward to help the public.

You must have seen the news on the news and social media like the ACB raid, Neeraj K. Pawan's arrest, the Recruitment Scam, and the IAS Neeraj case but do you know the reason behind it? If not, we will give you complete information about why the ACB raid took place and what happened to Neeraj K Pawan?

ACB raid IAS “Neeraj K Pawan” – News

On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan raided the residence and office of IAS officer Neeraj K Pawan and three other officers in response to a complaint of irregularities in the NRHM tendering process.

The raid is taking place at 15 locations, including the officers' homes and offices, said IG ACB Dinesh MN.  He stated that there was a report of anomalies in the tendering process against Niraj K Pawan while he was the Additional Director for the National Rural Health Mission.

Pawan, a 2003 batch IAS officer, is now working as a commissioner in the Agriculture Department. Others who are on the ACB's radar include the Additional Director, Accounts Officer, and storekeeper at the NRHM office while Pawan was deployed there, he claimed.

Three other employees of the health department, Additional Director Anil Kumar Agarwal, Chief Accountant Deepa Gupta, and Storekeeper Joji Varghese are also accused in the case.

The ACB conducted raids on 18 places in Jaipur and one in Bharatpur. The ACB seized $4100 and Rs 2.5 lakh cash from Neeraj Kumar Pawan's home. Soni's three bank lockers were also checked.

Singh reported that around 50 liquor bottles of foreign and Indian origin were recovered from Pawan's home. He stated that a second complaint under the Excise Act had been filed with the police.

High Court: What happened to Neeraj K Pawan after the ACB raid?

IAS Neeraj K Pawan, the MD of the National Health Mission, was caught and imprisoned in a corruption case. Following Neeraj's detention, many individuals from other areas where he was assigned expressed their support for him and asked the High Court to free him as soon as possible. Neeraj K Pawan was granted bail in January 2017, eight months after his arrest.

On Friday, a solitary High Court bench awarded relief to IAS official Neeraj K Pawan and urged that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) not take any disciplinary action against him in the seven-year-old fraud and corruption case.

The court ruled that no disciplinary action should be taken against the petitioner based on the ACB letter dated March 14. The ACB had written to Pawan, the Health Department's then-Mission Director, requesting that he appear before it on March 23 and deliver a charge sheet in the matter. The petitioner learned on February 25 via a publication that the Central Government had approved prosecution against him.

“Neeraj supporters claim that he was falsely accused of being part of a plot. The matter is now pending before the court.”